Australia and NZ

As operator of the largest gold mine in Australia, Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines has a positive approach towards sustainability, its employees and the surrounding community. Andrew Pelis finds out more

Western Australia is a vast, arid region that on the face of it offers little encouragement for prosperity. Yet in 1893, the discovery of gold near Kalgoorlie-Boulder was the catalyst for an oasis.

Western Australia is a dry state and getting drier by the year: its dams and groundwater can no longer be expected to supply the increasing population of its fast-growing capital, Perth, so the Water Corporation is turning to other climate independent sources. John O’Hanlon speaks to project manager Nick Churchill.

Simcoa Operations is one of the world’s leading producers of silicon. Vice president Jim Brosnan tells Jane Bordenave how a dedication to efficiency and zero waste has helped it get there.

Everything is large in scale at Newmont Mining Corporation’s Boddington mine in Australia, including ethical responsibility. Tim Netscher, senior vice president of Asia Pacific operations, tells Gary Toushek about it.

Brisbane tuff is only one hurdle in the construction of Australia’s largest-ever road project, but the Airport Link will eliminate the congestion that frustrates the citizens of Queensland’s capital, and they won’t be disrupted because most of it is underground, as John O’Hanlon learns from project director Gordon Ralph.

With droughts being the norm in Australia, safeguarding water supplies is a priority for Gold Coast Water.

Being a large private organization and also being a great place to work don’t automatically happen together.

Project manager Richard Malowiecki tells Gary Toushek of the many challenges Golding Contractors has had to overcome to build a replacement bridge in an environmentally sensitive area.